Genre: | Drama |
Director: | Boris Sagal |
Starring: | Glenn Ford Julie Harris Lance Kerwin |
Theme Music Composer: | Richard DeBenedictis |
Country: | United States |
Language: | English |
Producer: | Dean Hargrove |
Cinematography: | Stevan Larner |
Editor: | Howard Epstein Douglas Stewart |
Runtime: | 100 minutes |
Company: | Universal Television |
Network: | NBC |
Related: | The Family Holvak |
The Greatest Gift is an NBC television movie which premiered on November 4, 1974. Directed by Boris Sagal and starring Glenn Ford, Julie Harris, and Lance Kerwin, the film served as the pilot for the 1975 television series The Family Holvak.
Humble Depression-era preacher Reverend Holvak (Glenn Ford) lives with his wife Elizabeth (Julie Harris) and son Ramey (Lance Kerwin) and struggles against the injustice of violence and a corrupt sheriff in an attempt to maintain the moral values of their faith in their small town.
Actor | Role | |
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Rev. Holvak | ||
Elizabeth Holvak | ||
Ramey Holvak | ||
Cari Anne Warder-Kueltzo | Julie Mae Holvak | |
Hog Yancy | ||
Amos Goodloe | ||
Furman Walters | Willis Graham | |
Deacon Hurd |